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An S80 flight crew turns past the assigned departure heading when they misunderstand the heading given. The aircraft had just experienced a bird strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 403239 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 403240 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Dfw departure control, dfw 220 degree radial, 4 DME. On takeoff out of dfw on runway 18L, we were told by departure control to turn to a 250 degree heading. The captain was flying and I was working the radios. We thought we heard the controller say 350 degree heading for the north departure to okc. The departure controller was very busy and we had just had a bird strike on the center window. The controller caught our error as we turned through 280 degrees and had us momentarily level at 8000 ft. He said it was no problem and we continued without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLC TURNS PAST THE ASSIGNED DEP HDG WHEN THEY MISUNDERSTAND THE HDG GIVEN. THE ACFT HAD JUST EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE.
Narrative: DFW DEP CTL, DFW 220 DEG RADIAL, 4 DME. ON TKOF OUT OF DFW ON RWY 18L, WE WERE TOLD BY DEP CTL TO TURN TO A 250 DEG HDG. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I WAS WORKING THE RADIOS. WE THOUGHT WE HEARD THE CTLR SAY 350 DEG HDG FOR THE N DEP TO OKC. THE DEP CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND WE HAD JUST HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON THE CTR WINDOW. THE CTLR CAUGHT OUR ERROR AS WE TURNED THROUGH 280 DEGS AND HAD US MOMENTARILY LEVEL AT 8000 FT. HE SAID IT WAS NO PROB AND WE CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.